2008 New Jersey Regional

[Ricky Q.]

Are they not running the practice match schedule outlined in the FIRST manual? They might be behind and wanting to speed it up, I have just started watching.

From The Tournament:
The first five minutes of each practice match will start with a 15-second hybrid period,
followed by a “free-form” session, in which the ROBOTS may be exercised to evaluate
operational characteristics, gain driver experience, determine system robustness, etc.
During this five-minute period robots avoid robot-to-robot interaction.

(15 sec Hybrid, 4:45 Teleop)

The second five minutes of each practice match will be conducted as a “competition
match” with approximately two minutes for set up, two minutes and fifteen seconds of
regular game play (including operations), and one minute to clear the field.

(Normal Match)